Martin Schulz, the president of the European parliament, told the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme on Friday morning that it was "sad" that Britain's young people didn't vote for Brexit or want it, pointing out that the majority of the remain vote came from future generations.

As Martin Schulz said, saddest thing is that young people didn't want Brexit. Good luck to the old who voted for it, pensions&healthcare

The average life expectancy of someone who voted Brexit is far lower than a Remain voter, according to a CNN journalist citing apparent YouGov and ONS data, meaning that "those who must live with the result of the EU Referendum the longest want to remain".